Research in Social Work
| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE | |
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| Course title | Research in Social Work |
| Chair of Social Work | |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Lecturer | prof.dr.sc. Mira Lulić |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 65 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 500 |
| mira.lulic@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | izv.prof.dr.sc. Martina Mikrut Nađsombat |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 |
| Telephone | |
| martina.mikrut@pravos.hr | |
| Associate | dr.sc. Gordana Horvat |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 18-2 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 550 |
| gordana.horvat@pravos.hr | |
| Associate | dr.sc. Petar Šajfar |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 18-1 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 550 |
| petar.sajfar@pravos.hr | |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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| Course content |
Conceptualization of research problems; literature review; evaluation of research design; sampling; selection of measurement instruments; data collection; interpretation of data analysis; and ethical considerations in conducting research with human subjects. |
| Course learning outcomes |
evaluate and use existing research to formulate and conceptualize practice-based research questions, operationalize relevant variables and select suitable measurement instruments for hypothesis testing, plan appropriate sampling and data collection strategies and develop a plan for data analysis, apply research methodology and critically analyze, summarize and use data, conduct research or projects as a responsible and ethical professional, taking into account and respecting different sources of diversity (e.g. gender, class, ethnicity/race), communicate effectively and disseminate information in a way that is relevant to the field and the target audience, |
| TEACHING METHODS | |
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| ☑ Lectures ☐ Seminars and workshops ☑ Exercises ☐ Independent tasks ☐ Multimedia and internet | ☐ Distance education ☐ Office hours ☐ Laboratory ☑ Field work ☑ Mentoring work ☐ Knowledge test |
| EXAMINATION PROCEDURE | |
| ☑ Oral exam ☐ Written exam ☑ Colloquium |
Other: Projekt, Istraživanje |
| ADDITIONAL FACTS |
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| LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS |
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| Required reading |
| Halmi, A. . Akciona istraživanja – nova metodološka paradigma u socijalnom radu. 1987. Revija za sociologiju, 18 (3-4), 87-92 |
| Lazović Jović, E. . Akciona istraživanja u oblasti socijalnog rada. 2015. Megatrend revija,12(1), 169-185 |
| Pavić, Ž. i Šundalić, A. . Uvod u metodologiju društvenih znanosti. 2021. Osijek: Filozofski fakultet Osijek |
| Relja, R. . Metodološke posebnosti suvremenog etnografskog istraživanja. 2011. Godišnjak Titius, 4(4), 179-193 |
| Optional reading |
| Adu, P. . A step-by-step guide to qualitative data coding. 2019. New York, Routledge. |
| Alston, M. i Bowles, W.. Research for social workers: An introduction to methods. 2nd ed.. 2003. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin. |
| Avery, J. D. . Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Conundrums: Negotiating the Unforeseen Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork. 2019. Anthropology in Action 26(3), 1–10 |
| Creswell, J. W. i Creswell, J. D. . Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative & Mixed Methods Approaches. 2018. New York: SAGE |
| Gillingham, P. i Smith, Y. . Epistemological Siblings: Seven Reasons to Teach Ethnography in Social Work Education. 2020. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(7), 2233–2251 |
| Gregory, M. i Morrow, F. . Sensemaking strategies of social workers: Insights from ethnographic studies of child and family and adult social work services in England and Scotland. 2026. The British Journal of Social Work, 1-22 |
| Naeem, M., Ozuem, W., Howell, K. i Ranfagni, S. . A Step-by-Step Process of Thematic Analysis to Develop a Conceptual Model in Qualitative Research. 2023. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. |
| Savić, D. . Metodološke perspektive biografskih istraživana u društvenim naukama. 2023. Banja Luka: Fakultet političkih nauka. |
| Smith, J.A, Flowers, P. i Larkin, M. . Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. 2009. London: SAGE. |
